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Sunday, 31 December 2017

You owe it to yourself!

Like
in the Biblical story of Joseph, the course of events occurred
because of his father’s, his brother’s and, more importantly, his
own actions.

Had
Joseph not been quite so insufferable, his brothers would not have
sold him into slavery, and he would never been able to save his
family once the famine hit.

The
lesson is that none of us know what the future holds. There are some,
who through higher learning, experience, and applied insight, who
have a reasonable idea, but none can predict the future.

Thus
it is important that all should have a flexible mindset and take
opportunities when they arise.

Those that take a contrary
position to any new idea or who oppose ideas because they are
different, paint themselves into a corner.

The
few that do paint themselves into a corner then cast around for
allies in order to
support their ‘world view’. Such behaviour may work for a time,
but eventually, through time, such fail. Such failure leaves those
supporters bitter and despondent, and often without any real
knowledge of why there was opposition in the first place.

As
a gamer, you do not have to like all the various competition types,
all the people involved, or even all the various mechanisms.

However,
as a gamer, you owe it to yourself to take advantage of every
organisation.

As a gamer, if you want to be good, truly
good, if not great, you need to play in as many competitions and
championships as possible. It is through playing in all such
competitions and championships that the gamer learns
how to be flexible and adaptable to various systems.

If
an organisation deters you from participating in any other, you
should query their motives...